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The Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, led by Chairman Richard Hanna (R-NY), today held a hearing to examine the effect of the President's health care law on self-employed businesses in America. “Many self-employed businesses have experienced higher health insurance costs, shrinking provider networks, and coverage confusion since Obamacare was signed into law,” said Chairman Hanna. “This hearing provided a valuable dialogue about the effect of the health law on a segment o...
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House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) released the following statement on House passage of the Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals (SIMPLE) Fairness Act (HR 4118), ahead of Thursday’s Subcommittee hearing on how Obamacare is affecting self-employed businesses: “The employer mandate has been delayed for most companies, but self-employed businesses are still unfairly accountable to the requirements of the health law,” said Chairman Graves. “In fairness, the adm...
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CMS Actuary: ACA Will Raise Premiums For 11M People, Reduce Them for 6M By Sara Hansard | February 24, 2014 07:22PM ET CMS Actuary Report Basis of Report: Premium estimate is based on ACA provisions requiring guaranteed issue, guaranteed renewability and community ratings. Comments: House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) say the report shows that two-thirds of Americans who work for small businesses will see premium increases. Feb. 24 ...
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Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today released the following statement in response to a report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office detailing the economic costs of the health care law: “The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has confirmed that the President’s health care law is costing jobs, adding to the national debt, slowing the economy and even bringing down wages for Americans. The problems and frustrations around an unreliable, unsecure website and an unp...
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The Small Business Committee, led by Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), today examined the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchanges, their management failures and what the future holds for small businesses. The SHOP exchanges were touted as the health care law’s mechanism to assist small businesses in identifying, comparing, and purchasing health insurance coverage for their employees. The purpose of the hearing was to clarify the status of the establishment of both the federally-run and ...
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Bloomberg BNA: Rep. Graves: Management Failures of SHOP Marketplaces Part of 'Disturbing Trend' December 11, 2013 By Sara Hansgard (BNA) The management failures of the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) marketplaces established under the Affordable Care Act are part of a “disturbing trend” exhibited by the Obama administration in implementing the law, the chairman of the House Small Business Committee said at a hearing Dec. 11. “Small firms are burdened already by the health-care law's...
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The House Small Business Committee today examined the health care law’s application of the business aggregation rules and the concerns they raise for small businesses. The health care law requires businesses that employ 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees to offer health insurance to their full-time employees. One critical issue is the definition of “employee,” while an equally important issue is determining which employees are attributed to the business. The answer may be sim...
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One more Obamacare headache for small businesss By Chairman Sam Graves Last Wednesday, while most of America was on the way to grandma's house for Thanksgiving, the White House announced more bad news regarding the health law's rollout. The Obama administration announced yet another delay — this time for online enrollment for small businesses hoping to purchase health coverage through federal-run exchanges called the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOPs. Earlier this year, a nonparti...
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House Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology, under the chairmanship of Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY), today held a hearing about health care self-insurance plans, and how their potential benefits may better suit small businesses than fully-insured plans. Self-insuring is when an employer assumes all or a portion of the costs and risks associated with sponsoring their company’s health care benefits plan. Because the health care law exempts self-insured plans from several of its require...
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The rollout of the president’s health law has been riddled with many delays, mistakes and problems. A June GAO report, requested by House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves, specifically stated the Small Business Health Option Program’s (SHOPs) implementation delays and missed deadlines showed potential for ‘implementation challenges going forward,’ yet the Obama administration decided to move forward anyway. Even though online enrollment for the SHOPs has been delayed until November 1...
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